| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerome Linton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Stotts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Brian Alston inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Albert Stotts blocks the short jumper by James Floyd | 29-24 |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:27 | Merrimack | Albert Stotts picks off the pass by Steven Sumter | 29-24 |
| 19:01 | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | James Floyd drills a shot from the right block set up by Brian Alston | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller is fouled on the floor by Shane Washington - foul #3 on Shane Washington, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Spencer (SG) Shane Washington | |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Joshi (C) Brian Beaver | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| 17:20 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton tips it home | 31-26 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | Brian Alston is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (PG), Charles Haith (SG), David Sandstrom (SF), Matthew Herb (C) James Floyd, Steven Sumter, Brian Alston, Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Richard Barger (PF), Daniel McConico (C) John Williams, James Taylor, Jerome Linton, Albert Stotts | |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Charles Haith is whistled for traveling | 31-26 |
| 16:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | William Brady pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Charles Haith is whistled for a carry | 31-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Brian Beaver (C) Charles Haith, David Sandstrom | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams (PG) Stanley Tomita | |
| 15:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel McConico lays it in on a nice dish by John Williams and he's fouled by Matthew Herb - foul #2 on Matthew Herb, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Alston (SF), Marc McKeller (PF) John Joshi, Matthew Herb | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington (SG), James Taylor (SF), Albert Stotts (C) Robert Spencer, Gary Johnson, Richard Barger | |
| 15:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel McConico misses the free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | Brian Alston gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Beaver (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel McConico (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Stotts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | William Brady misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 15:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:18 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:01 | Merrimack | William Brady buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc McKeller | 33-28 |
| 14:46 | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 33-30 |
| 14:34 | Merrimack | Brian Alston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Sumter (SG), Kenneth Baldwin (C) William Brady, Brian Beaver | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Ballance (PG), Jerome Linton (PF) John Williams, Daniel McConico | |
| 14:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts connects on the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Baldwin - foul #4 on Kenneth Baldwin, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Haith (PG), John Joshi (C) James Floyd, Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Spencer (PG) Robert Ballance | |
| 14:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Charles Haith dunks the ball | 35-33 |
| 13:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerome Linton | 35-35 |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Taylor | 35-38 |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller misses long on a shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 12:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:09 | Merrimack | John Joshi misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 35-38 |
| 12:08 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Albert Stotts | 35-38 |
| 11:47 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 35-38 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the jump hook from the right block | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Haith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Sumter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Joshi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Robert Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerome Linton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Stotts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 37-38 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | John Joshi is fouled on the floor by Robert Spencer - foul #1 on Robert Spencer, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), William Brady (SG), David Sandstrom (SF), Matthew Herb (PF), Brian Beaver (C) Charles Haith, Steven Sumter, Brian Alston, Marc McKeller, John Joshi | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams (PG), Stanley Tomita (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Richard Barger (PF), Daniel McConico (C) Robert Spencer, Shane Washington, James Taylor, Jerome Linton, Albert Stotts | |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | John Williams picks off the pass by David Sandstrom | 37-38 |
| 10:21 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:04 | Merrimack | Matthew Herb scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Floyd | 40-38 |
| 09:50 | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver is fouled on the floor by Daniel McConico - foul #1 on Daniel McConico, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington (SG) Stanley Tomita | |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | James Floyd double dribbles | 40-38 |
| 09:10 | Johnson C. Smith | William Brady is called for the reach on Shane Washington - foul #1 on William Brady, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 08:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Sandstrom - foul #1 on David Sandstrom, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton (PF) Daniel McConico | |
| 08:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:31 | Merrimack | James Floyd buries a 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Barger is fouled on the floor by William Brady - foul #2 on William Brady, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Sumter (SG), Brian Alston (SF), Marc McKeller (PF) William Brady, David Sandstrom, Matthew Herb | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita (SF), Robert Ballance (C) Gary Johnson, Richard Barger | |
| 08:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Williams | 43-43 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Alston and he's fouled by Jerome Linton - foul #3 on Jerome Linton, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (PG) James Floyd | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel McConico (C) John Williams | |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:29 | Johnson C. Smith | Stanley Tomita is hacked by Brian Beaver - foul #2 on Brian Beaver, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin (C) Brian Beaver | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Spencer (PG), James Taylor (SF) Robert Ballance, Stanley Tomita | |
| 07:13 | Johnson C. Smith | Kenneth Baldwin swats the short shot by Daniel McConico | 46-43 |
| 07:11 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Robert Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shane Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Linton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel McConico (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:50 | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Spencer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel McConico grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Kenneth Baldwin | 46-43 |
| 06:24 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 46-43 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:07 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:49 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Washington and he's fouled by Brian Alston - foul #2 on Brian Alston, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Charles Haith (SG), John Joshi (PF), Matthew Herb (C) William Brady, Steven Sumter, Brian Alston, Marc McKeller | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams (PG), Stanley Tomita (SG), Richard Barger (PF), Albert Stotts (C) Robert Spencer, Shane Washington, Jerome Linton, Daniel McConico | |
| 05:49 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | John Joshi is fouled on the floor by Richard Barger - foul #3 on Richard Barger, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson (SF) James Taylor | |
| 05:06 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Gary Johnson | 46-46 |
| 04:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Gary Johnson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 04:39 | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams tips it in | 46-48 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | James Floyd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (SG), Brian Beaver (C) Charles Haith, Matthew Herb | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington (SG) Stanley Tomita | |
| 04:27 | Johnson C. Smith | William Brady steps in front of the John Williams pass | 46-48 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Gary Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Baldwin - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Kenneth Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 03:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Barger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 03:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 03:34 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Floyd - foul #1 on James Floyd, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Sumter (SG), Brian Alston (SF), Marc McKeller (PF) William Brady, Kenneth Baldwin, John Joshi | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor (SF), Jerome Linton (PF) Gary Johnson, Richard Barger | |
| 03:34 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:34 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 03:18 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Albert Stotts | 47-49 |
| 02:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 02:57 | Merrimack | James Floyd pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Floyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Sumter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McKeller (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Beaver (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Linton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Stotts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | James Floyd travels with the ball | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Brady (PG), Matthew Herb (C) James Floyd, Brian Beaver | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Robert Spencer (PG), Daniel McConico (C) John Williams, Albert Stotts | |
| 02:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Floyd (PG), Kenneth Baldwin (C) William Brady, Matthew Herb | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Williams (PG), Albert Stotts (C) Robert Spencer, Daniel McConico | |
| 02:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington is fouled on the floor by James Floyd - foul #2 on James Floyd, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Beaver (C) Kenneth Baldwin | |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| 02:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:38 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:59 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 01:57 | Johnson C. Smith | Albert Stotts tips it home | 49-53 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | Brian Beaver hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Brian Alston | 51-53 |
| 01:31 | Johnson C. Smith | Shane Washington makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Williams | 51-55 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Marc McKeller banks in the layup | 53-55 |
| 01:03 | Johnson C. Smith | James Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-55 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Steven Sumter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 00:46 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Jerome Linton | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc McKeller - foul #1 on Marc McKeller, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| 00:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Jerome Linton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Brian Alston misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to James Floyd | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | The clock runs out | 53-56 |